Premier Division
Sligo Rovers climbed up to third position in the Airtricity League Premier Division with a three one victory over North West rivals Finn Harps in the Showgrounds this Monday evening.
The hugely anticipated meeting of the top two, Shamrock Rovers and Bohemian took place in Tallaght Stadium on Saturday afternoon and saw the hosts extend their lead at the summit of the League Table to five points with a one nil victory. The contest did not quite live up to expectations with the goal coming after just four minutes from a moment of disarray in the normally assured ‘Gypsies’ defence. Later in the afternoon, Shelbourne welcomed Cork City to Tolka Park where the sides played out a one all draw in an extremely dour and poor contest.
There was just one Airtricity League Premier Division contest played on Friday evening with Waterford defeating visitors St Patrick’s Athletic by three goals to nil in the RSC to move up to fourth place on the League Table.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shamrock Rovers 10 8 2 0 21 6 15 26
Bohemian 10 7 0 3 12 5 7 21
Sligo Rovers 10 5 0 5 14 15 -1 15
Dundalk 9 4 2 3 17 12 5 14
Waterford 10 4 2 4 12 12 – 14
Shelbourne 10 3 3 4 7 9 -2 12
Derry City 9 3 2 4 11 10 1 11
St Patrick’s Athletic 10 3 2 5 6 10 -4 11
Cork City 10 2 2 6 6 16 -10 8
Finn Harps 10 2 1 7 7 18 -11 7
First Division
There were four Airtricity League First Division fixtures played on Monday evening with Drogheda United knocking Cabinteely off the summit of the league table with a resounding five one victory in United Park. Bray Wanderers defeated Athlone Town by three goals to one in the Carlisle Grounds to move up to second place. There was also a one nil success for Cobh Ramblers over Shamrock Rovers II in Tallaght Stadium while the Galway United revival under new manager John Caulfield continued with a three nil victory at UCD.
There was a full set of Airtricity League First Division fixtures completed on Friday evening. Current leaders Cabinteely made the short journey to the Carlisle Grounds where they suffered a three nil defeat by Bray Wanderers while Drogheda United lost to the only goal from visitors Cobh Ramblers in United Park. UCD crushed Wexford by eight goals to nil in the Bowl while Athlone Town suffered a four one defeat by visitors Galway United in the Town Stadium. Longford Town moved up to second place on goal difference following their two one victory over Shamrock Rovers II in Tallaght Stadium.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Drogheda United 10 6 2 2 24 10 14 20
Bray Wanderers 10 6 2 2 16 8 8 20
Longford Town 10 6 1 3 12 9 3 19
Cabinteely 10 6 1 3 15 15 – 19
UCD 10 5 2 3 19 13 6 17
Cobh Ramblers 10 5 2 3 13 8 5 17
Galway United 10 2 5 3 12 10 2 11
Shamrock Rovers II 10 2 2 6 11 13 -2 8
Wexford 10 1 3 6 5 24 -19 6
Athlone Town 10 0 2 8 12 29 -17 2
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